My husband I & adopted our beautiful daughter Erin from China in June 2003. Life hasn't been the same. Then again, was there life before Erin? I can't remember!

Monday, November 02, 2009

It's What??

It's National Blog Posting Month!

And thanks for telling me about it Lori! If you want to participate, you just need to post each day in November. This is a pretty big commitment - especially for someone who has never posted daily to begin with. I'm going to give it a shot just so I can get back into the habit of blogging again.

I started blogging a few years after we adopted Erin. My blog is for Erin & myself. I want her to have what I don't have - a compilation of memories captured by her mother. I have bits & pieces from my own mother but would have cherished seeing her thoughts written down. I know what I miss, & have been trying (not too successfully) to give her a piece of me for later on in life.

Blogging has been a huge source of comfort for me, but it has also

introduced me to a number of people that I might never have had the chance to get to know in any other way

captured my thoughts about Erin & my life as her mother

seen bits about David - the man who was put on this planet to drive me nuts but keep me pinned with that look of his that tells me I'm his one & only.

allowed me to write about my mother so that Erin will understand who I am & where I'm coming from. I've also written about how her life affects me.